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Thus is prefigured the final triumph of all, however few in numbers, who sincerely devote themselves to Truth.
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner asserts that those who sincerely dedicate themselves to the pursuit of truth, regardless of their numbers, will ultimately prevail.

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